Market Risk Analyst (Projects) - London

On behalf of a major international operator, I am searching for a Market Risk Analyst (Projects) to join their team in the London office on a permanent basis. This will be a residential position in London.

The role involves managing and implementing IT projects to improve management and control systems. Given the unique position of the team in the middle of the clients commercial activities, the team also supports broader company objectives and management decision making.

Responsibilities:

• Lead projects to help improve the performance of Middle Office functions including:
• Analysis of positions, both physical and financial, and understanding how they fit within the firm’s risk framework.
• VaR calculation and analysis, ensuring that the VaR metric is both complete and accurately reflects the risk of the desks;
• Automation and improvement of processes carried out by Trade Control and Credit departments;
• Calculating cash usage throughout Global Energy Markets in order to predict future cash requirements and monitor cash usage by Front Office;

Requirements:

• University degree in computing, economics, maths, pure science, finance, engineering or a similar numerate discipline;
• Strong IT skills: excellent Python, VBA and SQL required.
• Experience in successfully implementing IT projects.
• Knowledge of the market risk/ product control role either within trading companies or banks.
• Knowledge of risk metrics such as VaR, stress testing, scenario analysis;

Full job description available for those who apply and meet the above requirements.